Douglas Costa ruled out of Brazil World Cup qualifiers

Rio de Janeiro March 18 (IANS) Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa has been ruled out of Brazil s 2018 football World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Paraguay due to injury.

The 26-year-old injured his left knee while training with the Bundesliga club on Friday and will remain in Bavaria for treatment according to a Bayern Munich statement reports Xinhua news agency.

Brazil currently lead the South American zone qualifying standings for the 2018 World Cup and will secure a berth at the tournament in Russia if they beat Uruguay in Montevideo on Thursday.

The Selecao will also meet Paraguay at Sao Paulo s Arena Corinthians on March 28.

Costa has netted seven times in 27 matches across all competitions for Bayern this season and has scored in each of the club s past two matches.

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